Brandeis University
Hisp 20 – Summer 2017
Mary Burstin
Department of Romance Studies
Hisp 20 – Summer 2017
Instructor
Office
Office Hours
Email
Jorge Arteta
Rabb 205
Mon, Tue, Wed 11:40AM-12:30PM and by appointment
[email protected]
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Textbooks:
Blanco / Donley. Vistas, Fifth Edition. Vista Higher Learning
Supersite: www.vistas.vhlcentral.com (Free with the purchase of a new textbook.)
You will receive handouts (H/O) of additional materials in class.
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Course Objectives:
This course, as currently designed, continues the proficiency-based instruction started
with Spanish 10 last semester or the equivalent elsewhere. It will further develop and
strengthen the communication skills you acquired in Spanish 10 or any other
comparable course, and will help you expand and deepen your awareness of the
diversity of cultures within the Hispanic world. This course has been designed based on
the proficiency-based curriculum developed by the faculty in the language program;
you will be assessed according to how you can function in the Spanish Language in
reading and listening comprehension, as well as how well learners are understood when
speaking and writing. Through an information-based approach and task-based
instruction, you will learn to handle everyday situations and communicate effectively in
Spanish in an interactive atmosphere.
Spanish 20 will help you understand and learn more about the Spanish grammatical
and lexical system. You will acquire a sense of appropriate language use in clearly
contextualized activities. By the end of this course, you are expected to be able to
function comfortably within the range of a solid intermediate level as determined by the
scale under the guidelines of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ACTFL) for proficiency rating in both, the receptive and productive skills
(www.actfl.org). At the same time you will have gained deeper awareness of the range
of contributing cultures in the Spanish-speaking world.
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Grade Distribution:
Attendance, quizlets
Homework: Vistas Supersite
Graded written assignments (2) and handouts (2)
Oral evaluations (skits /presentations)
Quizzes
Lesson exams
Final oral exam
Final written exam
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
20%
* The final exam cannot be made up without advance authorization from the
Office of Academic Affairs and in consultation with the Registrar.
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Grading Scale:
98-100
94-97
90-93
87-89
84-86
80-83
77-79
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
74-76 C
70-73 C67-69 D+
64-66 D
60-63 D59 and below F
Placement:
If you are (or want to be) enrolled in this class, it is because you have placed yourself
here. Think carefully about your placement; will this course be challenging enough for
you? Do you want to major o minor in this language? And will you have enough time to
do so? If you think this class might not be the right one for you, please speak with me
as soon as possible. Keep in mind that once you have completed a course in the
language sequence (courses number 10 through 108), you will not be able to skip a
level. If the course that is at your level is closed, we advise you to wait a semester and
enroll in the right course for you during pre-registration.
AP scores
1 or 2> level Span 20
3>
level Span 30
4>
level Span 104 or 105
5>
level Span 106
*Reminder: In order to be able to continue to the 30 level, you have to earn a C- or
higher.
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Attendance and Participation:
Language learning is interactive. You will improve your speaking skills by attempting
to speak and communicate in Spanish with others. Learning requires your active
involvement, which is possible only when you have prepared your assigned material
carefully. Therefore, attendance is required and active participation is essential and
obligatory for all class meetings. Students will be graded daily for attendance,
preparation and participation. Class participation means your alertness and your
contributions to discussions and activities.
Absences will make an impact on your participation grade. Please take this
seriously. You are allowed to miss up to two classes in the summer session. After
that, your final grade will decrease by one whole point for every additional class
that you miss.
Please Note: If you have to miss a class due to illness or a major problem, get in touch
with me before class to work out a solution. I will only excuse absences with a note
from your doctor.
If you participate in an athletic program and need to be excused for competition,
your coach must send a list of the dates when you will be absence. You should complete
the class work and homework anyway.
Punctuality: Three late arrivals count as an absence.
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Writing Component: For this course you will need to write several paragraphs related
to the topics discussed in class. The objective of these writing activities is to gradually
develop your writing skills in Spanish. All paragraphs should be typed and doubled
spaced.
All writing assignments must be your own work written only for this course. It
is not acceptable for anyone other than me to review or correct your work or to provide
you with vocabulary or expressions. Please remember that even though studying with a
partner or group is encouraged, paragraphs and exams are to be done individually and
without help from classmates or tutors.
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Please turn off your phone before class!
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Academic Integrity:
Academic integrity is central to the mission of education excellence at Brandeis
University. Each student is expected to turn in work completed independently, except
when assignments specifically authorize collaborative effort. It is not acceptable to use
the words or ideas of another person, without proper acknowledgement of that source.
This means that you must use footnotes or endnotes and quotation marks to indicate the
source of any phrases, sentences, paragraphs or ideas found in published volumes, on
the internet, or created by another student.
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Violations of University policies on academic integrity, described in Section
Three of Rights and Responsibilities, may result in failure in the course or on the
assignment, or in suspension or dismissal from the University. If you are in doubt about
the instructions for any assignment in this course, it is your responsibility to ask for
clarification.
If you are working in a group that I have authorized, I will expect your answers
to resemble those of your partners; otherwise, I expect you to do your own work
separately from your friends, classmates, family members, and so on. You are not
permitted to have anyone other than your professors help you on written assignments
outside of class. If you have questions on the type of help you may receive, please ask
me before you seek help from someone.
If you have questions about Academic Integrity, please, contact Erika Lamarre
([email protected]). Telephone: 6-5070, Shapiro Campus Center 203.
Students with Disabilities:
If you are a student with a documented disability on record at Brandeis University and
wish to have a reasonable accommodation made for you in this class, please see the
professor immediately. Retroactive accommodations cannot be provided.
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Students thinking of Majoring or Minoring in Spanish:
If you are thinking about majoring or minoring in Spanish, you should familiarize
yourself with the program in the Bulletin and then see the Undergraduate Advising
Head, Professor Diane Fox ([email protected]) as soon as possible to make sure that
you understand the prerequisites and requirements.
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Study Abroad
If you are interested in studying abroad, there many opportunities. Please, contact the
following representatives:
Scott van der Meid ([email protected])
Study Abroad Office – Usdan Student Center - Phone number: 6-3483
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Continuing Spanish
Syllabus –Summer 2017 (Subject to change)
Semana #1 - Junio
El lunes, 5
Introducción al curso. ¿Quiénes son mis compañeros de clase? Repaso
(review): The present progressive (p.166)
Repaso: Ser and estar (pp.170-171)
Repaso: Preterite tense of regular verbs (pp. 206-207)
Estructura 7.1 - Reflexive verbs (pp. 236- 237)
Tarea: Completar las actividades de repaso de las
Lecciones 1-6 en el Supersite (Fotonovela y estructuras)
El martes, 6
Estructura 7.2 - Indefinite and negative words (pp. 240-241)
Estructura 7.3 - Preterite of ser and ir (p. 244)
Estructura 7.4 - Verbs like gustar (pp. 246-247)
Fotonovela Lec 07 (pp. 230-232) “Necesito arreglarme”
Tarea: Completar los ejercicios (handout) y Supersite 7.1 – 7.4
El miércoles, 7
8-9:40AM – Repaso de la lección 7
Panorama, pp. 258-259 – El Perú
9:50 – 10:50  Completar la RECAPITULACIÓN Lec 7 online
Tarea: Estudiar para el examen de la Lección 7 (el jueves)
El jueves, 8
En clase – Repaso de la lección 7
Examen de la Lección 7
Intro a la Lección 8 – La comida, pp. 261-263
Tarea: Supersite, Contextos (vocabulario) Lec 8. Estudiar p. 298
Semana# 2
El lunes, 12 de junio Lección 8 – La comida – revisar el vocabulario, pp. 261-267
Práctica de actividad oral – Fotonovela 8, pp. 268-270
Estructura 8.1 – Preterite of stem-changing verbs, pp. 274-276
Estructura 8.2 – Double object pronouns, pp. 277 - 280
Tarea: Supersite activities, 8.1 and 8.2 and handout exercises
El martes, 13
Revisar la tarea. La fotonovela: “Una cena… romántica” (pp 268-270)
Estructura 8.3 – Comparaciones, pp. 281-285
Estructura 8.3 – Superlatives (the most, best, worst) – pp. 286 - 287
Tarea: Recapitulación (Supersite)
El miércoles, 14
Lectura, pp. 290-291; Escuchar, p. 293; Panorama – Guatemala, p. 296/7
Escritura, pp. 292
Tarea: Frutas y verduras de América (pp.272-273)
Composición #1 (para entregar el lunes, 15 de junio). (Tema y guía: p.292)
El jueves, 15
Repaso de la Lección 8. Examen de la Lec 8.
Tarea: Contextos, Lec 09 (Estudiar vocab, p. 330)
Composición 1
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Semana #3
El lunes, 19
Lección 9 – Contextos, “Las fiestas”, pp. 300 – 303
Las etapas de la vida, p. 302 (Ver vocabulario, p. 330)
Estructura 9.1 – Irregular preterites, pp. 310 – 313
Handout.
Tarea: Supersite, 9.1 y handout
El martes, 20
Fotonovela Lec 9, “El día de los muertos” (pp. 304-306)
La pronunciación h, j, g, p. 307
Estructura 9.2 – Verbs that change meaning in the pret. p. 314-317
Video: Sol y viento.
Tarea: Supersite, 9.2 and handout
El miércoles, 21
Repaso de las formas del pretérito (handout)
Estructura 9.3 – ¿Qué? versus ¿cuál?, pp. 316 - 317
Estructura 9.4 – Pronouns after prepositions, pp. 318 Presntación oral - Lec 9 – Para invitar a una persona a una fiesta
Tarea: Completar la RECAPITULACION Lec 9 (Supersite)
Estudiar para el examen de la Lección 9
El jueves, 22
Repaso de la Lección 9
Examen de la Lec 09. Introducción a la Lec 10: En el consultorio, 331
Tarea: Estudiar el vocabulario de la Lec 10, pp. 366
Completar el Supersite, Contextos, Lec 10
Semana #4
El lunes, 26
Lección 10 – Contextos, pp. 332 – 335
La fotonovela, “¡Qué dolor!”, pp. 336-338
Cultura, pp. 340-341: “Los servicios de salud”
Estructura 10.1 – The imperfect tense, pp. 342-345
Tarea: Completar el Supersite, Fotonovela, y 9.1 (+handout)
El martes, 27
Repaso del imperfecto (handout)
Estructura 10.2 – The preterite and the imperfect, pp. 346 - 349
Supersite en clase 9.2 y actividades
Estructura 10.3 – Constructions with “se”, pp. 350 - 353
Tarea: Supersite 10.3 y handout
Practicar presentación oral (Para hacer en clase el miércoles)
El miércoles, 28
Estructura 10.4 – Adverbs, pp. 354 – 355
Handout: Actividades en clase
Presentación oral (un modelo, p. 360 – paciente)
Tarea: Completar la RECAPITULACIÓN Lec 10 (Supersite)
Estudiar para el examen de la Lección 10 (el jueves)
El jueves, 29
Repaso de la Lección 10
Examen de la Lección 10. Intro al vocabulario de la tecnología, Lec 11
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SUBJECT TO CHAGE:
Semana #5 - Julio
El lunes, 3
Panorama – Costa Rica, pp. 364-365
Contextos, Lección 11 – La tecnología, pp. 368 - 371
Tarea: Repasar las lecciones 7-10
Prueba oral final
El martes, 4
Feriado (Holiday)
Tarea: Estudiar para el examen final escrito
El miércoles, 5 de julio – El examen final: Examen escrito.
El jueves, 6 de julio – Resultados del examen final
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